Cole93maxxxj
NAXJA Forum User
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- CA east bay
X2 - love the black accents on the factory 5-spokes. Am I right that you blacked out the inside of the lugnut holes too?
yes i did paint the wheels.
X2 - love the black accents on the factory 5-spokes. Am I right that you blacked out the inside of the lugnut holes too?
those tow points are 1/2 inch steel. ill rip the jeep in half before those break.:laugh:
are they welded through or just tabs welded on?
considering the quality of the rest of the work, id want to say through... but didnt see any pictures that answered the question.
since this is naxja & not pirate i think some of the comments have been tempered, especially given your young age. your build quality is great, but the design has a lot of weak spots in it, such as the latch, the bearings, the tube thickness, lack of gusseting on the hoop, etc. still this was a high quality build. i think it looks great, but would fall apart on the first trip to hollister (the way i drive anyway).
I understand everything you said about the design except the bearings. What was wrong with those. Thanks for any extra info you can provide.
And I agree with you that the quality of his workmanship was excellent.
What did you use to cut the recessed part out of the main tube? Plasma, torches, cutting wheel, sawzall??? I've got a piece of steel just like that and would like to replicate what you've got going on there. TIA for any advice!
since this is naxja & not pirate i think some of the comments have been tempered, especially given your young age. your build quality is great, but the design has a lot of weak spots in it, such as the latch, the bearings, the tube thickness, lack of gusseting on the hoop, etc. still this was a high quality build. i think it looks great, but would fall apart on the first trip to hollister (the way i drive anyway).
What other mounts are you using? Also why not ditch the receiver and build it into the bumper.BTW,what wall is the tubing,in the one "end cut" pic it looks like .120"?
first off i appreciate your constructive criticism, i just have a couple questions. yea the latch is not the best i agree. but i dont see what is wrong with the bearings. they only have to go 90 degrees there is no load on them other than when the tire swing out is open. the bearings are just cheap universal ball bearings that i picked up at ace. and are you talking about the thickness of the main square tube or the tire hoop tubing. and where you you place gussets? across the front of the square tubing because lateral gussets would not be necessary.
Awesome work man. I'm only 19 and wish I could fab like that. I'm learning but slowly (school) got the welding down but the rest...eh need the tools and experience...but hey like everyone else said very impressive in the time frame you had and your age definitly made me a lil jealous that I can't do that yet. Great job.